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Explore tales.as huge selection of over 10,000 books about science fiction and fantasy. Fantasy contains an adventurous universe of fiction, where you are greeted by magic, fable creatures and other supernatural acquaintances. Therefore we offer good fantasy and science fiction books where the imagination is left to you. Our books naturally cover the needs of you or your children, so you always can find exactly the books that are best for you. Find the great fantasy books here, or get inspired for your next adventurous reading experience with our science fiction books.
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    by J. R. R. Tolkien
    £7.99 - 21.99

    Concluding the story begun in The Hobbit, this is the final part of Tolkien's epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. The armies of the Dark Lord Sauron are massing as his evil shadow spreads ever wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to do battle agains the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring. The devastating conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale of magic and adventure, begun in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, features the definitive audio recording of the complete tale - including Appendix A - all of which is expertly read by Rob Inglis.

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    by Nathan W. Pyle
    £10.99

    Based on the phenomenally popular Instagram comic, a hilariously perceptive and hugely addictive look at an alien world not unlike our own

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    - Post-Apocalyptic Vehicular Mayhem
    by Mike Hutchinson
    £15.49

    Shoot, ram, skid, and loot your way through the ruins of civilisation with Gaslands: Refuelled, the tabletop miniature wargame of post-apocalyptic vehicular mayhem. With all-new material including expanded and enhanced perks, sponsors, vehicle types, and weapons. Gaslands: Refuelled contains everything a budding wasteland warrior needs to build and customise their fleet of vehicles in this harsh post-apocalyptic future. With a host of options for scenarios, environmental effects, and campaigns, players can create their own anarchic futures.

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    - Discworld: The Gods Collection
    by Terry Pratchett
    £11.99

    A beautiful gift-edition hardback of the classic Discworld novel.

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    by Hugh Howey
    £8.99

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    - Or the Necessity of Violence: an Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
    by R.F. Kuang
    £8.99 - 14.99

    A new dark academic fantasy by the New York Times bestselling author of The Poppy War

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    by Olivie Blake
    £8.49

    Six young magicians are chosen for greatness. But as they study to become the best among rivals, the stakes are higher than they know.

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    by Sarah J. Maas
    £56.99

    A Court of Thorns and Roses Hardcover Box Set is a captivating collection by the renowned author, Sarah J. Maas. Published recently in 2021 by Bloomsbury Publishing USA, this set is bound to allure readers with its enchanting narrative. The genre of this set is a magical amalgamation of fantasy, romance, and adventure, a signature style of Maas. The box set allows readers to journey through a realm of thorns and roses, where every page is a new discovery. Maas's storytelling prowess is on full display in this set, making it a must-have for her fans and newcomers alike. The 2021 publication ensures the latest content, fresh from the imaginative mind of Maas. Lastly, the credibility of Bloomsbury Publishing USA as the publisher further adds to the appeal of this set, promising high-quality print and packaging. Experience the magic and mystery of Sarah J. Maas's world with the A Court of Thorns and Roses Hardcover Box Set.

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    - (Discworld Novel 3)
    by Terry Pratchett
    £9.49

    'Persistently amusing, good-hearted and shrewd' The Sunday Times The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is .

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    by Sarah J. Maas
    £8.99

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    - A Trilogy in Five Parts
    by Douglas Adams
    £18.99 - 25.49

    When Earth is destroyed to make way for a Hyperspatial express route, Arthur Dent discovers that space is big, as he is taken on a hair-raising tour of the Galaxy and its very strange inhabitants, by his friend Ford Perfect. This is a new edition which incorporates the fifth part of the trilogy.

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    by Isaac Asimov
    £8.99 - 15.49

    Voyager Classics - timeless masterworks of science fiction and fantasy. The classic collection of robot stories from the master of the genre.

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    by Robin Hobb
    £9.49

    The second volume in this superb trilogy from the author of The Farseer trilogy continues the dramatic tale of piracy, serpents, love and magic. Althea Vestrit has found a new home aboard the liveship Ophelia, but lives only to reclaim the Vivacia as her rightful inheritance. However, Vivacia has been captured by the pirate, 'King' Kennit, and is acquiring a keen bloodlust. Bingtown becomes embroiled in a violent political upheaval against the corrupt Jamaillian leader, while the fading fortunes of the Vestrit family lead Malta deeper into the magical secrets of the mysterious Rain Wilds Traders. Beyond Bingtown, enigmatic wood-carver Amber dreams of re-launching the Paragon, The Mad Ship, despite the history of death and despair that surrounds him. Secrets will be revealed - secrets forgotten by sea serpents, hidden by the disfigured Wild Rain Traders, buried deep in wizardwood coffins - secrets with startling, dramatic consequences.

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    - Discworld: The Death Collection
    by Terry Pratchett
    £11.99

    Terry Pratchett's hilarious fourth Discworld novel established once and for all that Death really is a laughing matter...

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    by Steven Erikson
    £10.99

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    - Book Two
    by Joe Abercrombie
    £9.49

    Conspiracy. Betrayal. Rebellion. Peace is just another kind of battlefield . . .

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    - A Mistborn Novel
    by Brandon Sanderson
    £8.99

    Fans of Robert Jordan and George RR Martin alike have found a new champion of epic fantasy in Brandon Sanderson. And now, in the first of two sequels to The Alloy Of Law the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author returns to the world of Mistborn anda hunt for a mysterious assassin. The criminal elite of Elendel were invited to an auction - which became a massacre, when an unknown assailant slaughtered everyone in attendance. Now Wax and Wayne, both able to use magic, both lawmen from the rough and ungoverned frontier territories, are on the case. All the clues suggest the killer is a rogue kandra - a secretive, almost mythical, figure who acts from the shadows - called Bleeder . . . and that the governor is her next target. Bleeder, and the conspiracy behind the killings, has to be stopped . . . before the city is plunged into chaos.A brilliant adventure and a gripping story, Shadows of Self offers fans of The Alloy of Law everything they've been hoping for and, this being a Brandon Sanderson book, more, much more.

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    - The highly anticipated sequel to READY PLAYER ONE
    by Ernest Cline
    £8.99 - 15.49

    _____________________The highly anticipated sequel to the beloved worldwide bestseller READY PLAYER ONE, the "ridiculously fun and large-hearted" (NPR) near-future adventure that inspired the blockbuster Steven Spielberg film.

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    - Before the Coffee Gets Cold
    by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
    £9.49 - 11.99

    In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time...From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold comes a story of four new customers each of whom is hoping to take advantage of Cafe Funiculi Funicula's time-travelling offer.Among some faces that will be familiar to readers of Toshikazu Kawaguchi's previous novel, we will be introduced to:The man who goes back to see his best friend who died 22 years agoThe son who was unable to attend his own mother's funeralThe man who travelled to see the girl who he could not marryThe old detective who never gave his wife that gift...This beautiful, simple tale tells the story of people who must face up to their past, in order to move on with their lives. Kawaguchi once again invites the reader to ask themselves: what would you change if you could travel back in time?

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    by Sabaa Tahir
    £8.99

    Prepare for the jaw-dropping finale of Sabaa Tahir's beloved New York Times bestselling An Ember in the Ashes fantasy series, and discover: Who will survive the storm?

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    by Sarah J. Maas
    £18.99 - 21.99

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    by Erin Morgenstern
    £8.99 - 14.99

    The circus arrives without warning. The black sign, painted in white letters that hangs upon the gates, reads:Opens at NightfalllCloses at DawnAs the sun disappears beyond the horizon, all over the tents small lights begin to flicker, as though the entirety of the circus is covered in particularly bright fireflies.

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    - Fantasy Wargames in the Frozen City
    by Joseph A. (Author) McCullough
    £18.99

    This new edition of the multi-award-winning fantasy skirmish wargame offers improved rules based on years of player feedback, a revised spell list, new soldier types, and a host of brand-new scenarios. Choose a wizard from one of ten schools of magic, and select from a list of eighty spells. Hire a warband filled with soldiers, from lowly thugs and thieves to mighty knights and barbarians, then lead your men into the frozen ruins of the magic city of Frostgrave on the hunt for ancient treasures and the secrets of lost magic. Be warned -- it is a deadly place, filled with rival wizards, wandering monsters, animated constructs, and demonic entities. Do you dare enter the Frozen City one more time?

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    by Cassandra Clare
    £8.99 - 11.99

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    by Tamsyn Muir
    £13.49

    Harrow the Ninth, an Amazon pick for Best SFF of 2020 and the New York Times and USA Today bestselling sequel to Gideon the Ninth, turns a galaxy inside out as one necromancer struggles to survive the wreckage of herself aboard the Emperor's haunted space station."e;Lesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in space! Decadent nobles vie to serve the deathless emperor! Skeletons!"e; -Charles Stross on Gideon the Ninth"e;Unlike anything I've ever read."e; -V.E. Schwab on Gideon the Ninth"e;Deft, tense and atmospheric, compellingly immersive and wildly original."e; -The New York Times on Gideon the NinthShe answered the Emperor's call.She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only friend.In victory, her world has turned to ash.After rocking the cosmos with her deathly debut, Tamsyn Muir continues the story of the penumbral Ninth House in Harrow the Ninth, a mind-twisting puzzle box of mystery, murder, magic, and mayhem. Nothing is as it seems in the halls of the Emperor, and the fate of the galaxy rests on one woman's shoulders.Harrowhark Nonagesimus, last necromancer of the Ninth House, has been drafted by her Emperor to fight an unwinnable war. Side-by-side with a detested rival, Harrow must perfect her skills and become an angel of undeath - but her health is failing, her sword makes her nauseous, and even her mind is threatening to betray her. Sealed in the gothic gloom of the Emperor's Mithraeum with three unfriendly teachers, hunted by the mad ghost of a murdered planet, Harrow must confront two unwelcome questions: is somebody trying to kill her? And if they succeeded, would the universe be better off?THE LOCKED TOMB TRILOGYBOOK 1: Gideon the NinthBOOK 2: Harrow the NinthBOOK 3: Alecto the NinthAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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    - The Stormlight Archive Book One
    by Brandon Sanderson
    £10.99 - 21.99

    First volume in the Internationally bestselling epic fantasy series - a benchmark for the genre'Epic in every sense' GUARDIAN

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    by Jacqueline Harpman
    £8.99

    Discover the haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic tale of female friendship and intimacy set in a deserted world. Deep underground, thirty-nine women are kept in isolation in a cage.

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    by Terry Pratchett
    £11.99 - 14.99

    The City Watch, one of Pratchett's finest creations, rendered - well maybe not Technicolor - but certainly as never seen before.

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    - Book One
    by Joe Abercrombie
    £9.49

    War. Politics. Revolution. The Age of Madness has arrived . . .

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    by Kurt Vonnegut
    £7.99

    Dr Felix Hoenikker is the inventor of 'ice-nine', a lethal chemical capable of freezing the planet. The search for its whereabouts leads to Hoenikker's three ecentric children, to a crazed dictator in the Caribbean. Felix Hoenikker's Death Wish comes true when his last, fatal gift to mankind brings about the end, that for all of us, is nigh.

What is science fiction?

The science fiction genre dates back more than 100 years, and is still one of the most read genres by the reader. It’s not accidental the genre is in constant motion in parallel with the development of the world. Our science fiction short stories also help to make science more understandable to the reader, as the books contain much more than just a story. The genre originated in the late 1800s, when the Western world became seriously modern, and the genre has since developed a number of the motifs that have characterized the genre to be the one we see today. So what is Science Fiction then? Science fiction has genre features that are characterized by incorporating fantastic elements where the reader can use the imagination, as they become acquainted with a new perspective on our own world and how it works.



Science fiction books

In our science fiction books, you are greeted by worlds where the reader more easily can identify with the world of history, as this is closer to our real world, and which is consistent with our natural worldview. Science fiction books can be something very special, and below you can find inspiration for your next amazing science fiction book.



Good fantasy books

Fantasy and science fiction are most often linked as one genre, as these cover a number of common genre features, as both genres are in non-real worlds. However, these genres also have some characteristics that are mainly far apart. Our good fantasy books primarily describe worlds that are clearly at odds with the real world and with which we cannot identify. An example of this genre could be the magical stories in the adventurous Harry Potter series, as these stories and its elements quite obviously cannot take place in the real world. Find all the great fantasy books in the selection below.

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